title: The role of psychological flexibility in the relationship between self-concealment and disordered eating symptoms.
abstract: The present cross-sectional study investigated whether psychological flexibility mediates the association between self-concealment and disordered eating (DE) symptoms among non-clinical college students. Data of 209 male and female participants (nfemale =165), aged 18-22 years old, were used for analyses. Self-concealment was found to be positively associated with DE symptoms (i.e., general eating disorder symptoms and eating disorder-related cognitions) and negatively associated with psychological flexibility. Psychological flexibility was inversely associated with DE symptoms. Finally, psychological flexibility was found to mediate the association between self-concealment and DE symptoms after accounting for gender, ethnic background, and body mass index (BMI).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, GA 30303, USA. psyaxm@langate.gsu.edu
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Boone
authors.forename: C Alix
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Timko
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012650:Self Disclosure; D055815:Young Adult